[Umpqua Birds] Burrowing Owl west of Roseburg returns
- From: Matthew G Hunter <matthewghunter@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: umpquabirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:20:14 -0800
Hi Folks,
The caring and alert landowner west of Roseburg who hosted a wintering
Burrowing Owl last year, notified Mark Hamm that the bird had returned on
January 20th. The landowner has given us permission to take "owl tours"
down his private road to view the owl, so long as we "don't scare the owl."
What we did last year, and can do again this year, is to meet at designated
times to jump in one car, drive down the driveway, view the owl from the
car while going in, then again on the way back out.
Do NOT attempt to drive down the private driveway yourself. Relationships
like this with private landowners are precious, and often fragile, not to
mention the bird itself.
Currently scheduled Burrowing Owl "tours":
Sunday the 25th, 9 a.m and 4 p.m. (takes about 10 minutes)
Meet at the east side of the Kruse Farms parking area (on south side of
Melrose Rd. just west of Garden Valley Rd.).
CALL/EMAIL IF YOU WANT TO GO, OTHERWISE I WON'T SHOW UP!
Photos from last year (with 4 quick photos from yesterday at the end):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewghunter/sets/72157639256907073/
Here is my narrative/summary from last year, to be updated once this
winter's story is complete for this gal:
http://www.umpquabirds.org/banded.htm
Matt Hunter
Melrose, OR
541-670-1984
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